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ATTO is the only HBA manufacturer to allow connectivity to both servers and workstations. ATTO's 8Gb Celerity Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters and MultiPath Director™ technology improve the performance and reliability of NetApp enterprise storage systems running high-performance workstation applications exclusively on Mac OS® X hosts and is also available on Windows® and Linux servers


  • MCM Solution
  • FAS Solutions
  • MetroCluster
  • Interoperability

Media Content Management Solution

ATTO's Celerity 8Gb/s Fibre Channel quad, dual and single channel host bus adapters with MultiPath Director™ technology enable NetApp's E5460 storage system to directly connect to Mac OS X, Windows 7/XP/Vista and Linux workstations and servers for a complete heterogeneous solution. ATTO HBAs, NetApp's E5460 Storage Platform and Quantum's StorNext file system have come together to form NetApp's Media Content Management Solution. This cost-effective solution features high bandwidth, low-latency and completely redundant data transfers. Pool, share and centrally manage storage resources for improved storage utilization, scalability and workflows.

Media Content Management Solution Configuration

NetApp Media Content Management Solution
Mac

FAS Enterprise Storage Fibre Channel Solutions

Celerity 8Gb/s Fibre Channel quad, dual and single channel host bus adapters are the only Fibre Channel HBAs that enable Mac OS® X workstations and servers as well as Windows® and Linux servers to directly connect with FAS enterprise storage systems from NetApp. Boost performance and productivity by using ATTO Fibre Channel HBAs, with advanced load balancing capabilities, to get the most out of NetApp's flexible and efficient storage systems.

NetApp Storage Topology

Key Benefits:

  • High-Availability Storage - Directly attach multiple Mac hosts to enterprise class NetApp Storage in a SAN for real time access to data
  • High-Performance Connectivity - load balancing and ATTO's ADS™ Technology ensure highest consistent performance
  • Increased Productivity - aggregate multiple FC links for data-intensive multimedia applications
  • Simplified Management - create and manage shared storage using ATTO's Configuration Tool
Mac

Mac® OS X 10.5x
or later



NetApp MetroCluster

The ATTO FibreBridge™ 6500N, a SAS-to-Fibre Channel bridge, included in NetApp MetroCluster environemnts, enables MetroCluster storage connectivity to include SAS disk shelves in both stretch and fabric MetroCluster environments to take advantage of higher density SAS and SATA disks and resilient backend SAS storage architecture.

Two bridges are deployed per stack of either SAS or SATA disks. The inclusion of the ATTO FibreBridge 6500N Fibre Channel-to-SAS bridge in the MetroCluster also enables:

  • SAS/SATA disk storage to integrate into a Fibre Channel SAN
  • Increased availability and scalability while allowing the use of direct attached storage on a shared FC network
  • Connection of newer, faster and higher capacity SAS drive technology to your existing 2, 4 or 8Gb Fibre Channel SAN
  • Management of disk and communication errors between targets and initiators

NetApp Media Content Management Solution

Mac

Celerity 8Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs have been rigorously tested by NetApp with the FAS Enterprise Storage Systems. Celerity HBAs provide high-performance connectivity to FAS2000, FAS3100 and FAS6000 storage, allowing Mac OS® X workstations and servers as well as Windows® and Linux servers to take advantage of the high-availability features of NetApp storage.

ATTO's Tested Compatibility with NetApp
NetApp Systems ATTO Products
8Gb/s Celerity
Fibre Channel HBAs
FAS Enterprise Storage Series
FAS2000 Series
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Linux Server
FAS3100 Series
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Linux Server
FAS6000 Series
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Linux Server
E-Series
E2600
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows 7, XP, Vista
  • Windows Server 2003, 2008
  • Linux
E5460
  • Mac OS X
  • Windows 7, XP, Vista
  • Windows Server 2003, 2008
  • Linux

For solution support details, contact NetApp - www.netapp.com